jsantell / jsantell/streambuffers
ReferenceError: buffer is not defined when creating Writable stream without new keyword
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- JavaScript
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Description
var Writable = module.exports = function Writable (options) {
// Make `new` optional
if (!(this instanceof Writable)) {
return new Writable(buffer, options); //<-------------Error in this line
}
this.queue = new Queue();
stream.Writable.call(this, options);
};
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Research direction
Start by locating the Writable constructor shown in the issue and reproduce creating a Writable stream without the new keyword. Check the failing return path around the marked line, then verify that construction no longer raises the reported ReferenceError and that the stream initializes successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100